I wish I had a better picture to substantiate my claim. Any Pennsylvanians want to weigh in?? The houses really do look strikingly similar!

And this girl! We met at a Covenant Mass, a few days later bought John Mayer tickets together out of convenience more than anything else, six months later went to work at the Pines together, and in 5 months we’ll be roommates!

Got ’em!

I wrapped my belts around the small duffel (which is filled with underwear, socks, tights, and camisoles) to compress it and fit more clothes into the suitcase.

THE KING

I was convinced that this was the Pantheon, but that is completely and totally incorrect. How embarrassing, hopefully Plan II will take me back in August

Mission accomplished!

You may know me, Mike, and John as the smash hit indie folk band 3 Birds & Bangs. Be on the lookout for our forthcoming album.

Franziskanerkirche

Me and Io: so pretentious, so Plan II

You can kind of tell that these girls were pulling little sailboats in the Bächler…

Der Schloss Meggenhorn

3 castles along the Elbe

The scarves, when folded into squares the size of the bundles, didn’t add much bulk to the stack

Token Brandenburg Gate shot in Berlin. Yay Germany!!!

The majestic Rhine!

Mid-bundling process

This is where the royal guards used to stand

The magical duffel was able to accommodate all of this plus some!

See it? :)

My bus ticket and map of the bus and tram lines

Bundle 1

Poland 2011. I’d had this colorful skirt for at least a year before I left for Europe, but I’d never worn it because it seemed too daring. But suddenly it matched all of my shirts and it was super easy to fit in a suitcase. Instant hit!